Reorientations, relaxations, metastabilities, and multidomains of skyrmion lattices

Bannenberg, L. J.; Qian, F.; Dalgliesh, R. M.; Martin, N.; Chaboussant, G.; Schmidt, M.; Schlagel, D. L.; Lograsso, T. A.; Wilhelm, H.; Pappas, C.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevB.96.184416

Reorientations, relaxations, metastabilities, and multidomains of skyrmion lattices

Journal Article · Sun Nov 12 23:00:00 EST 2017 · Physical Review B

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.96.184416· OSTI ID:1410344

Bannenberg, L. J. ^[1]; Qian, F. ^[1]; Dalgliesh, R. M. ^[2]; Martin, N. ^[3]; Chaboussant, G. ^[3]; Schmidt, M. ^[4]; Schlagel, D. L. ^[5]; Lograsso, T. A. ^[5]; Wilhelm, H. ^[6]; Pappas, C. ^[1]

Delft Univ. of Technology, Delft (Netherlands)
Rutherford Appleton Lab., STFC, Didcot (United Kingdom)
Lab. Leon Brillouin, Gif sur Yvette (France)
Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden (Germany)
Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
Diamond Light Source Ltd., Didcot (United Kingdom)

Magnetic skyrmions are nanosized topologically protected spin textures with particlelike properties. They can form lattices perpendicular to the magnetic field, and the orientation of these skyrmion lattices with respect to the crystallographic lattice is governed by spin-orbit coupling. By performing small-angle neutron scattering measurements, we investigate the coupling between the crystallographic and skyrmion lattices in both Cu₂OSeO₃ and the archetype chiral magnet MnSi. The results reveal that the orientation of the skyrmion lattice is primarily determined by the magnetic field direction with respect to the crystallographic lattice. In addition, it is also influenced by the magnetic history of the sample, which can induce metastable lattices. Kinetic measurements show that these metastable skyrmion lattices may or may not relax to their equilibrium positions under macroscopic relaxation times. Moreover, multidomain lattices may form when two or more equivalent crystallographic directions are favored by spin-orbit coupling and oriented perpendicular to the magnetic field.

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Research Organization:: Ames Laboratory (AMES), Ames, IA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-07CH11358

OSTI ID:: 1410344

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1408564

Report Number(s):: IS-J--9505

Journal Information:: Physical Review B, Journal Name: Physical Review B Journal Issue: 18 Vol. 96; ISSN 2469-9950; ISSN PRBMDO

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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